Valerie Vaz
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(9 years, 10 months ago)
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Matthew Hancock
I agree very strongly with my hon. Friend. In fact, we have defunded more than 4,000 qualifications for under-18-year-olds in order to concentrate scarce resources on the qualifications that are valuable. Within apprenticeships, all the evidence shows that training while in work increases young people’s life chances, because it gives them the skills, as well as the knowledge and the behaviour needed to get a good start in a career.
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
Will the Minister say what support he will give care leavers to access high-quality apprenticeships?
Matthew Hancock
Through care to work, we have a specific programme to support care leavers to get into apprenticeships. Apprenticeships are part of our programme of ensuring that every young person in our country has the opportunity to reach their potential.